Change: erect view. The decubitus image (left) does not demonstrate air-fluid levels. Case 1There are a variety of conditions that can cause this distinctive appearance of the large bowel. This is a young 18 year old girl with anorexia nervosa. The large bowel has the classic three featuressmooth walled   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 423)

Change: This appearance is often assumed to be abnormal and a request for an erect abdominal film may follow. In this case, I suspect this is not an acutely abnormal appearance of the bowel. You could add gas-filled as a fourth feature to this   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 402)

Change: levels as expected.levels. Comment The distinctive appearance of the bowel in sedentary patients should not be confused with pathological appearances. It is not uncommon for this appearance to be mistaken for a motility disorder requiring additional imaging such as an erect abdominal image to check for fluid levels. levels.   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 294)

Change: (Stephen R. Baker, The Abdominal Plain Film, Appleton and Lange, 1990) This is a supine abdominal plain film(left) of an elderly sedentary patient. Compare the appearance of the large bowel with   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 292)

Change: motility disorder requiring requiring additional imaging such as an erect image to check for fluid levels. levels. Radiographers who are familiar with this pattermthispattern may be able to save an elderly frail patient the discomfort associated with an erect of of decubitus position when it is not required.   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 272)

Change:  nosemilunaris information.as shown below. Comment The distintive appearance of the bowel in sedentary patients should not be confused with pathological appearances. It is not uncommon for this appearance to be mistaken for a motility disorder requiring additional imaging such as an erect image to check for fluid levels   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 194)

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